Hunger

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Author: Knut Hamsun
Genre: Classics
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Hunger is the intense story of a starving writer, which has attracted readers since its publication in 1890. Its author, Norwegian novelist, dramatist and poet Knut Hamsun won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920.


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  • Peter Urpeth's story

    At the age of 16 I found myself commuting to a shipping insurance office in the City of London to toil as a junior in accounts. I had just left school with virtually no qualifications and very disillu...